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title: "Plex Media Server"
description: "Plex Media Server is an app for Home Assistant. It has 5.1k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 27, 2026."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/plex"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/plex.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-23"
version: "1.4"
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# Plex Media Server

> Plex Media Server is an app for Home Assistant. It has 5.1k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 27, 2026.

Plex Media Server is a Home Assistant app that runs a Plex server for personal media. It organizes video, music and photo collections and streams them to other devices. Media locations are added from the shared and media folders of Home Assistant. Configuration has a claim code option, used once to sign the server in to a Plex account, and a log level option that sets how verbose the logs are. The app needs Home Assistant OS and is built for aarch64 and amd64 systems. It can reach USB, serial and GPIO devices and talk to the Supervisor.

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[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/supervisor_app/?app=a0d7b954_plex&repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhassio-addons%2Frepository)

Apps need Home Assistant OS. Container and Core installs cannot run them.

## Supports

- **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

## Setting it up

Add its app repository under Settings, Apps, then install and start it.

## From the docs

> The plex app brings your favorite media together in one place, making it beautiful and easy to enjoy. The Plex Media Server provided by this app, organizes your personal video, music, and photo collections and streams them to all of your devices.

From the docs of [hassio-addons/repository](https://github.com/hassio-addons/repository/blob/HEAD/plex/DOCS.md), [MIT License](https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html). Shortened.

## Permissions

- **Hardware access**: Can reach USB, serial or GPIO devices.
- **Supervisor API**: Can talk to the Supervisor, which manages apps and the system.

## Network

- `3005/tcp`: Plex Home Theater via Plex Companion
- `8324/tcp`: Plex for Roku via Plex Companion
- `32400/tcp`: Plex Media Server Interface
- `32410/udp`: GDM network discovery
- `32412/udp`: GDM network discovery
- `32413/udp`: GDM network discovery
- `32414/udp`: GDM network discovery
- `32469/tcp`: Plex DLNA Server

## Configuration

- **Log level**: Controls the level of log details the app provides.
- **Claim code**: To allow your server to sign-in to your Plex account, it needs a so-called "Claim Code". In order to get your code surf to: https://www.plex.tv/claim

## At a glance

- Kind: App
- Brand: [Plex](https://vulpo.app/integrations/plex.md)
- Number: 5.1k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Connection not stated
- Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
- Needs: Needs Home Assistant OS
- Runs on: 64-bit ARM, x86-64
- Latest version: 4.1.3, last updated October 27, 2026
- Source: <https://github.com/hassio-addons/repository>

## Other ways in for Plex

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plex Media Server](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/plex.md) | Built-in integration | 19.8k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant |
| [Plex Recently Added](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/custom-components-sensor-plex-recently-added.md) | Marketplace integration | Installs not shown: shared domain plex\_recently\_added | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [Plex Recently Added](https://github.com/NemesisRE/sensor.plex_recently_added) | Marketplace integration | Installs not shown: shared domain plex\_recently\_added | Works locally | No update in over 18 months |
| [Plex NAS](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons) | App | 246 installs sharing analytics | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months |
| [zzz\_archived - Plex meta manager](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons) | App | 11 installs sharing analytics | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months |

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Last updated 2026-10-23. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/plex

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